Tanju Kaya

Late Miocene Rhinocerotids (Mammalia) from Yulafli (Çorlu-Thrace/Turkey)

Abstract New Rhinocerotidae remains from the Upper Miocene in Yulafli (Corlu-Thrace/Turkey) include Aceratherium incisivum Kaup , 1832 , Acerorhinus zernowi ( Borissiak , 1914 ) and Dihoplus schleiermacheri Kaup , 1832 ). A. incisivum and D. schleiermacheri are first documented in Turkey. A. zernowi is already known in Turkey but is first described from Yulafli. This faunal assemblage indicates a Turolian (MN 11–MN 12) age. A. incisivum and D. schleiermacheri are consistent with a European paleobiogeography. The presence of A. zernowi in Thrace indicates a paleobiogeographical crossroad from Anatolia to Europe.

A new late Orleanian/Early Astaracian mammalian fauna from Kultak (Milas-Mugla), southwestern Turkey

In the Mugla area, southwestern Turkey, where the earliest known Mammalian fauna is of late Astaracian age, a new late Orleanian/early Astaracian mammalian fauna is recognised in Kultak (Milas-Mugla). The fauna occurs at the top of a marine to continental succession known to be as old as Aquitanian in age. The fauna includes Anchitherium aurelianense hippoides (LARTET 1851), Ancylotherium (Metaschizotherium) fraasi (KOENIGSWALD 1932), Tethytragus koehlerae AZANZA & MORALES 1994 and Gomphotherium sp. All these genera are known in Europe. Anchitherium and Tethytragus are common constituents of the Middle Miocene faunas of Turkey, but Ancylotherium (Metaschizotherium), which is known in central Europe, is the first record in Turkey.

The hipparions (Mammalia, Equidae) from Gülpinar (Canakkale, Turkey)

KurzfassungDie turolische Säugetierfauna von Gülpinar (Canakkale, Türkei) umfaßt dreiHipparion-Taxa: H. cf.matthewi, H. sp. (mittelgroß) undH. sp. (groß). Zwei Metatarsalia gehören einem vierten Taxon an oder stammen von einer anderen Lokalität.AbstractThe mammalian fauna from Gülpinar (Canakkale, Turkey), dated Turolian, comprises threeHipparion taxa:H. cf.matthewi, H. sp. medium-sized, andH. sp. large. Two metatarsals may represent a fourth taxon or may derive from a different locality. The hipparion material is described here.

A new Middle Miocene mammalian fauna from Mordoğan (Western Turkey)

Ardiç-Mordoğan is a new fossil Mammal locality in the Karaburun Peninsula of Western Turkey. Among its fauna, which is described here, the carnivores are especially interesting, with the most complete specimens ever found ofPercrocuta miocenica and of a primitive species of hyaenid, of which a new subspecies is described,Protictitherium intermedium paralium. This fauna is strongly reminiscent of those of sever-al other Middle Miocene localities in this area, Çandir, Paşalar and Inönü in Turkey, and Prebreza in Serbia, and they must all belong to the same mammalian zone. Their ungulates attest an open environment which must have been widespread in the Turko-Balkanic area in Serravallian times.KurzfassungArdiç-Mordoğan ist ein neue Fundstelle auf der Karaburun-Halbinsel in der Westtürkei. Unter ihre Fauna, das ist hier beschreibt, sind die Carnivoren besonders interessant, mit die vollständigste bekannten Exemplaren vonPercrocuta miocenica und von eine primitiv Hyänen-Art, von welche ein neue Unterart,Protictitherium intermedium paralium, beschreibt ist. Die Fauna stark gleicht die von mehrere anderen Mittelmiozän Lagerstatten in derselben Gebiet: Çandir, Paşalar und Inönü in Türkei, und Prebreza in Serbien, und sie müssen sich allen zu dieselben Mammal-Zone gehören. Seinen Huftieren bezeugen ein offenes Umwelt, das bei der Türko-Balkanisch Gebiet in Serravallien Zeit verbreiten mussten.

Late Miocene Ceratotherium and Hipparion (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Düzyayla (Hafik, Sivas), Turkey

The fossil rhinoceros and hipparions from a new, Late Miocene mammalian fauna in Turkey are described. The scant material does not allow a specific determination of the latter. Various indices, often calculated on hipparion teeth and bones and believed to be phylogenetically and stratigraphically important, are critically discussed.

First Fossil Find of the Blanus strauchi Complex (Amphisbaenia, Blanidae) from the Miocene of Anatolia

Citation for this article: Georgalis, G. L., K. Halaçlar, S. Mayda, T. Kaya, and D. Ayaz. 2018. First fossil find of the Blanus strauchi complex (Amphisbaenia, Blanidae) from the Miocene of Anatolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2018.1437044.

Gördes: a new early Miocene micromammal assemblage from western Anatolia

The mammal locality of Gördes is only known from its test sample, as it has been subsequently destroyed. This small sample yielded a surprisingly rich assemblage, with five rodent species, four species of insectivore and a bat. Based on the rodent contents, the assemblage is assigned to Anatolian mammal zone D, equivalent to MN 3. One of the rodent species, Eumyarion gordesensis nov. sp. is new. Both the cricetid Deperetomys and the glirid Glirudinus represent a hitherto unknown evolutionary stadium and have been assigned to D. aff. intermedius and G. aff. haramiensis, respectively. Based on the relatively high diversity of insectivores, the presence of a dimylid and the dominance of Eumyarion, the Gördes assemblage presumably represents a closed, humid environment.

New carnivoran remains from the Late Miocene of Turkey

A great number of carnivoran remains from various late Miocene localities of Turkey, housed in the Natural History Museum of Aegean University, Bornova-Izmir, are described and compared with those from Eurasian localities for their determination. Thirteen different taxa were determined and some of them are recognized for the first time in Turkey or in their localities. Noteworthy is the presence of Dinocrocuta gigantea, which was recognized for the first time in Turkey, found in the early Vallesian locality Bayraktepe II, and the presence of the otter Sivaonyx hessicus which is a rare taxon in Eurasia, known from Eppelsheim, Germany and from Küçükçekmece and Bayraktepe II, Turkey. The hyaenid Adcrocuta cf. eximia was recognized for the first time in the Vallesian of Middle Sinap. The new determined carnivoran taxa provided some biochronological information which helps to date the localities or confirm their age.KurzfassungEine Vielzahl von Carnivoren-Resten aus unterschiedlichen miozänen Lokalitäten der Türkei, aufbewahrt im Naturhistorischen Museum der Aegan-Universität in Bornova-Izmir, werden beschrieben und mit denen eurasischer Lokalitäten zur Bestimmung verglichen. 13 verschiedene Taxa werden bestimmt und einige davon können dabei erstmalig in der Türkei oder innerhalb der Lokalitäten nachgewiesen werden. Beachtenswert ist das Vorkommen von Dinocrocuta gigantea (aufgefunden in der früh-vallesischen Lokalität Bayraktepe II), das somit erstmalig in der Türkei nachgewiesen wurde. Ebenso besonders ist das Auftreten des Otters Sivaonyx hessicus – ein seltenes Taxon aus Eurasien, bekannt aus Eppelsheim (Deutschland) wie auch aus Küçükçekmece und Bayraktepe II (Türkei). Die Hyäne Adcrocuta cf. eximia konnte zum ersten Mal im Vallesium der mittleren Sinap-Region nachgewiesen werden. Die neu beschriebenen Carnivoren-Taxa lieferten einige biochronologische Informationen, die hilfreich zur Datierung der Lokalitäten waren oder aber deren Alter bestätigten.